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The article couldn’t have been written about Google or Samsung, because what the NYT is saying is that Apple keynotes, once considered capital-N News by the pre

by paggle 7y ago

The article couldn’t have been written about Google or Samsung, because what the NYT is saying is that Apple keynotes, once considered capital-N News by the press and public, now have all the excitement of a Samsung press event. They ascribe this to a lack of innovation in the iPhone but I think it’s really just the lack of Steve Jobs. The iPhone releases have always been about speeds and camera quality — Steve Jobs just had the star power of an entertainment celebrity and got people interested in these releases in a way that is not sustainable in his absence. Now it’s back to “Mega Corporation releases new product lineup.”

jecxjo 7y ago
I always found them to be funny BECAUSE all they showed off was speed and a new camera. Past the first iPhone release much of the technology was already in Android phones before Apple. The whole "but we perfect the technology" was such a BS answer that I never really cared to see how Apple now had multi-touch, or Biometrics, or whatever else last year's tech you're adding it and charging crazy prices for.
- seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  Multi touch from Apple was a big deal, heck, there was only one bad implementation of a capacitive screen phone when the iPhone came out.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  No phone really did Face ID or Touch ID right before iPhone, and multi-touch was basically nonexistent before Apple popularized it.
- basch 7y ago
  Perfecting Battery management and Privacy settings made iOS markedly better for normal person long term usage, something google didnt really resolve until Android 9. Even if Android had features first, the overall OS was a drag on battery, and apps were an all or nothing allow. Even if those things dont matter to people as a flashy feature, they matter. My point is, when you are building a foundation, having better windows doesnt make you better. An accomplishment doesnt count fully if you missed the scope of what you were supposed to achieve.

by paggle 7y ago

jecxjo 7y ago

I always found them to be funny BECAUSE all they showed off was speed and a new camera. Past the first iPhone release much of the technology was already in Android phones before Apple. The whole "but we perfect the technology" was such a BS answer that I never really cared to see how Apple now had multi-touch, or Biometrics, or whatever else last year's tech you're adding it and charging crazy prices for.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago
Multi touch from Apple was a big deal, heck, there was only one bad implementation of a capacitive screen phone when the iPhone came out.
saagarjha 7y ago
No phone really did Face ID or Touch ID right before iPhone, and multi-touch was basically nonexistent before Apple popularized it.
basch 7y ago
Perfecting Battery management and Privacy settings made iOS markedly better for normal person long term usage, something google didnt really resolve until Android 9. Even if Android had features first, the overall OS was a drag on battery, and apps were an all or nothing allow. Even if those things dont matter to people as a flashy feature, they matter. My point is, when you are building a foundation, having better windows doesnt make you better. An accomplishment doesnt count fully if you missed the scope of what you were supposed to achieve.